Nicaragua earthquakes in 1974
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nicaragua in 1974. The largest: M5.8 15 km NNW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, Mar 5, 1974.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1974 was located in Nicaragua. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1974
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6132 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.96 km WNW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua · 102 km deep
- 5.115 km E of Altagracia, Nicaragua · 225 km deep
- 4.55 km WSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua · 198 km deep
- 4.97 km ENE of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 62 km deep
- 4.943 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 83 km deep
- 5.223 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 87 km deep
- 5.033 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 78 km deep
- 4.6104 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 4.5114 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua · 33 km deep
- 5.619 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 36 km deep
- 4.527 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · 180 km deep
- 5.0108 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua · 49 km deep
- 5.815 km NNW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua · 110 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1974 | 0 | ||
| February 1974 | 0 | ||
| March 1974 | 2 | 5.8 | 15 km NNW of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua |
| April 1974 | 0 | ||
| May 1974 | 2 | 5.6 | 19 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| June 1974 | 2 | 4.6 | 104 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| July 1974 | 2 | 5.2 | 23 km W of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua |
| August 1974 | 2 | 4.9 | 7 km ENE of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua |
| September 1974 | 1 | 4.5 | 5 km WSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua |
| October 1974 | 1 | 5.1 | 15 km E of Altagracia, Nicaragua |
| November 1974 | 2 | 4.9 | 6 km WNW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua |
| December 1974 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.